Eileen C. Rounsville

Monday

Aug 30, 2010 at 12:01 AM

NEW BEDFORD — Eileen C. (Wignall) Rounseville, 87, of Rochester passed away peacefully on Friday August 27, 2010 at Sacred Heart Home surrounded by her family after declining health due to Alzheimers. She was the wife of the late Lincoln Rounseville, and the war widow of the late Ensign John F. Gafner.

NEW BEDFORD — Eileen C. (Wignall) Rounseville, 87, of Rochester passed away peacefully on Friday August 27, 2010 at Sacred Heart Home surrounded by her family after declining health due to Alzheimers. She was the wife of the late Lincoln Rounseville, and the war widow of the late Ensign John F. Gafner.

Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Frederick and Ada (Connor) Wignall, she lived in New Bedford for most of her life before moving to Rochester in 2003.

In her youth she was employed at John I. Paulding Company.

Eileen was a loving mother who loved babies and enjoyed spending time with her family. She enjoyed music, singing, and dancing, especially at Lincoln Park during the Big Band Era. She enjoyed dining out at various area restaurants. She found great pleasure attending her son's and grandson's high school and college football games.

Her family would like to thank the staff of St. Michael's Unit at Sacred Heart Home and Southcoast Hospice and Palliative Care for the loving care that they gave to their mother.

Survivors include her children, Patricia (Gafner) Blumlo-Marshall of New Bedford, Brian Rounseville and his wife Catherine, Lisa Holden and her husband Jim, and Linda Rounseville, all of Rochester, and Lori Rounseville and her boyfriend Jason Samson of New Bedford; her sister, Joan Desrosiers of New Bedford; her grandchildren, Julie Leger, Rachel Gonsalves, John Wignall, Christopher Blumlo, Cullen and Shannon Rounseville, Jason Santiago, and Katie Holden; and six great-grandchildren. She also leaves her aunt Esther Barker, her faithful friend Stephanie Murach, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was the mother of the late John F. Wignall, sister of the late Patricia Dainty, and godmother of the late James Desrosiers.

Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday at 10 AM at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish at St. James Church. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery. Visiting hours will be on Tuesday from 5-8 PM at the Saunders-Dwyer Home for Funerals, 495 Park St., New Bedford. Flowers are acceptable or remembrances may be made to Sacred Heart Home, 359 Summer St., New Bedford, MA 02740 or Camp Angel Wings, c/o Southcoast Hospice, 200 Mill Rd., Fairhaven, MA 02719. For directions and guestbook, please visit www.saundersdwyer.com.

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